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Explosion rocks metal painting plant in Byram

Investigators are working to find out what caused an explosion and evacuation at a Byram industrial park.

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Updated: 10:33 PM CDT Aug 6, 2013

Explosion rocks metal painting plant in Byram

Investigators are working to find out what caused an explosion and evacuation at a Byram industrial park.

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Updated: 10:33 PM CDT Aug 6, 2013

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WEBVTT FIRST TONIGHT AT TEN --INVESTIGATORS ARE WORKING TOFIND OUT "WHAT" CAUSED ANEXPLOSION AND EVACUATIONAT AN INDUSTRIAL- PARK TODAY.DOZENS OF EMERGENCY-CREWSCONVERGED ON THE METALCOATERS- BUILDING ON PRISOCKROAD IN BYRAM. NEW TONIGHT --WE'RE GETTING OUR FIRST LOOK"INSIDE" THE PLANT AFTER THEBLAST. A PICTURE SHOWS A120-FOOT SECTION OF IT "BLOWNUP." 16 WAPT'S TAMMY ESTWICKIS LIVE THERE TONIGHT WITH MORE.TAMMY...WERE TOLD DOZENS OF EMPLOYEESRAN OUT OF THIS PLANT AFTER THEYTELL US THEY HEARD AN EXPLOSION.EMPLOYEES SAY AN EXPLOSION THENFIRE AT A BYRAM METAL PAINTINGPLANT SENT THEM RUNNING FORTHEIR LIVES. MORE THEN A DOZENEMERGENCY UNITS RUSHED TO THESCENE...NATS VO OF FIRE TRUCK FROMI-PHONE THE EXPLOSION ROCKEDTHE METAL COATERS BUILDINGOFF PRISOCK ROAD AROUND FOUR INTHE AFTERNOON. SMOKE COULD BESEEN POURING OUT OF THE SIDE OFTHE BUILDING. IT TOOK ABOUT ANHOUR FOR CREWS TO GET A HANDLEON THE FIRE. A COMPANY SPOKESMANTOLD US BY PHONE THAT EVERYONEWAS EVACUATED AND THERE WERE NOINJURIES.NATS OF TRUCKS GOING BY BLOCKSAWAY CALEB GREEN SAYS HE WASHOME ASLEEP DURING THE CHAOS.ARE YOU SURPRISED TO HEAR THATTHERE WAS SOME TYPE OFEXPLOSION?? WELL IN A PLACE LIKETHAT YOU CAN LOOK FOREVERYTHING-- ANYTHING CANHAPPEN. GREEN SAYS THE FIREDOESN'T SCARE HIM AND HEBELIEVES IF THERE WAS ANEVACUATION -- HE'D BE WARNED.WELL WHEN THAT HAPPENS THENWE'LL KNOW ABOUT . THECOMPANY'S ONLINE PROFILE SAYSTHEY PAINT METAL. MEMA SAYSTHERE ARE CHEMICALS IN THEBUILDING -- BUT THEY SAY THECOMPANY TOLD THEM THERE WERE "NOREPORTS OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALPROBLEMS SO FAR." HAZMAT TEAMSFROM ACROSS SEVERAL COUNTIESCONVERGED ON THE PLANT. MEMASAYS THE SITUATION IS UNDERCONTROL-- BUT THE INVESTIGATIONINTO WHAT HAPPENED... IS JUSTSTARTING.MEMA SAYS ONLY THE COMPANY WASEVACUATED NEIGHBORHOOD WERE NOTIN HARMS WAY IN BYRAM TAMMYESTWICK 16 WAPT NEWS.

Explosion rocks metal painting plant in Byram

Investigators are working to find out what caused an explosion and evacuation at a Byram industrial park.